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FYI… The Vika Hyttan Stainless Steel countertop has been discontinued. I found one for 30 bucks in the scratch and dent of the Pittsburgh store (there is one left), though this would look fine with other ones such as the butchers block etc

* 2 – Agree with comment #1…this Ikea stuff is cardboard & very sensitive to water & humidity. I, too, had to witness the process described above. Little bit of dampness or moisture equals this nice looking stuff falling apart, very ugly. In regard to this, I’ve often wondered if it would be plausible to apply some sort of clear coat to protect Expedit/Lack/etc from moisture.

Just some words of caution. Expedit and water do not go well together, so I’d rather not use an Expedit shelf in the kitchen, where it inevitably meets some water.Expedit is essentially honeycomb-structured cardboard covered with thin sheets of wood (I mean, some kind of wood product), and also the paint peels off quite quickly when it gets moist. Unfortunately I had to witness the process.

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